Some big wins in the Newark Alliance and in the cup teams progress further in the journey of the Sam Arnold Trophy

Cold and wet conditions did not dampen the spirits of Sunday footballers as Newark Alliance teams did their best to get through the weekend fixtures.

Two matches of the Sam Arnold Trophy were contested.

RHP defeated Walesby 3-1 after leading 2-1 at half-time.

The other match saw a dogfight take place as Holy Trinity won 2-1 against The Duck.

Holy Trinity took the lead into the break, up 1-0 at half-time after Brad Gibson found the net in the 38th minute.

A penalty tied things up for The Duck after Drew Allwood converted in the second-half.

Sam Ford clenched the win with one of the goals of the season as his dogged determination won the day to beat the keeper in slippery conditions before potting the ball nicely into the back of the net.

A county Sunday Senior trophy match was due to take place between Walesby and Fanzines United but was postponed.

In the First Division of the Newark Alliance, Collingham Sunday commanded a big win over their opponents Holy Trinity Reserves as they ran out 9-0 winners.

Hat-tricks by Matthew Evans and Joseph Hunt combined with strong defence from the home side won the day.

Newark Town Sunday and Skillington Beehive shared the points after their Division One match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Louis Hatton top scored with his brace for hosts Newark Town Sunday.

Another big win occurred when a hat-trick from Oliver Skinner contributed to a 6-0 win for visiting Bottesford over Witham Wanderers.

Division Two of the competition saw four matches get underway.

After being tied 2-2 at half-time, Bleasby ran away with the game winning 7-3 over a tenacious Bramley Apple team.

Bleasby had seven individual goal scorers in what was a team effort in their victory.

A strong second-half saw Sutton on Trent win 2-0 against The Musketeers after both teams were goalless at the break.

RHP Reserves came back from being down 1-0 at half-time to find their stride in the second-half and win 4-1 against The Duck Reserves.

It was a tough welcome for AFC Coddington who travelled to The Three Gables only to lose 9-0 in a hard match.

Haniel Marasco, Jaden Fell and Taylor Fell all picked up braces for the hosts.